(a) The Township shall charge a fee to a facility for a non-emergency response at that facility.
(b) The commanding officer or lead emergency responder of an emergency response unit dispatched to a facility shall determine whether an emergency medical condition or emergency medical necessity existed. If determined that an emergency situation did not exist, the commanding officer or lead emergency responder shall characterize the incident as a non-emergency response in the incident report.
(c) Amount of Fee.
(1) The fee for providing a non-emergency response shall be established by resolution of the Township Board.
(2) The fee shall be reasonably calculated to recover some or all of the costs to or incurred by the Township. In no event, however, shall the fee exceed the full costs incurred by the Township less any reimbursement received by the Township from other sources.
(d) The Township's Fire Department shall maintain records in connection with services provided pursuant to this chapter, and shall forward the records required for invoicing to the Township treasurer or his/her designee.
(e) In making the determination as to whether to assess the fee authorized by this section, the following factors shall be considered and at least one must be deemed to warrant cost recovery by the Township due to the expense that would otherwise be incurred by the taxpayers:
(1) The total costs above and beyond routine costs, including but not limited to overtime costs, extraordinary time for personnel on the scene, unusual equipment mobilization, utilization of private personnel or agencies to assist with the response, and utilization of assistance from other public agencies;
(2) Whether the response caused or contributed to any delay in responding to other emergency or non-emergency calls for service;
(3) The risk that the incident imposed on the Township, its residents, and their property;
(4) Whether there was any injury or damage to persons or property;
(5) Whether the incident in question could or should have been addressed by the facility without Township intervention or assistance;
(6) Whether the response in question was necessitated by the facility's lack of resources, lack of personnel, or lack of interest in addressing the incident without Township intervention or assistance; or
(7) Whether the incident required an unusual or extraordinary use of personnel and equipment.
(Ord. 488. Passed 1-22-24.)